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Luna, the Moon: M.H-II-144

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Luna, the Moon
The Seven Planets

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Muller, Harmen Jansz.
Draughtsman: Heemskerck, Maerten van (After)

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Legal notes

Bequeathed by the Rev. R. E. Kerrich 1872 (received 1873)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1873) by Kerrich, Richard Edward

Dating

16th Century
Production date: circa AD 1568

Note

State I/IV

School or Style

Dutch

Components of the work

Plate Height 215 mm Width 252 mm
Sheet Height 220 mm Width 258 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.H-II-144
Primary reference Number: 143764
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 93 (Muller)
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 431 (Heemskerck)
New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 105 (Muller)
New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 546 (Heemskerck)
Kerrich: p.96
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 1 October 2019 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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